Tab end for hose-supporters and method of making the same.



C. J. WHITE. TAB END FOR HOSE SUPPORTERS AND msmon OF MAKING THE SAME.

, APPLICATION FILED FEB.25' I915.

' Patentml Nov. 9, 1915.

snares PATENT CFFIIGE.

- CHARLES J. WHITE, OF NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIG-NOR TO THE C. J. WHITE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OF CONNECTICUT.

TAB END FOR HOSE-SUPPORTERS AND METHOD OF MAKING- THE SAME.

- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 25, 1915. Serial No. 10,425.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES J. WHITE, a citizen of the United States, residing at New Britain, county of Hartford, State of 0on necticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tab'Ends for Hose- Suppo-rters and Methods of Making Same, of which the following is a full, clear, and

exact description.

My invention relates to an'improved tab end for a garment supporter construction of the button and loop type .and method of making the same, the object being to improve the construction of certain parts with a view to durability, economy of construction and ease of assembling.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a front view relatively enlarged of the lower end of a hose supported, constructed to embody my invention. Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2-2. Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the loop alone. Figs. 4 and 5 are sections of details. Fig. 6 illustrates a modification. I

1 represents a loop arranged to cooperate with a button 2 in the usual manner for holding the .hose supporter. The loop 1 may be supported or suspended in any desired way as by a webbing 3. The button 2 is provided with a foundation piece 4 which is integral therewith, the button and base being made of rubber or compound which is flexible and which may be molded into thedesired shape, the compound being such that it may be homogeneously united with the lower end of a button supporting member. This button supporting member comprises,

"in its preferred form, a piece of webbing 5,

which is doubled intermediateits length, to-

provide a closed loop at the upper end. In the preferable construction the two ends of the webbing-5 are ho ogeneously united to each other and to t e foundation 4 of the button by being vulcanized therewith, the compound impregnating the mesh ofthe web ends as best seen in Fig. 5, 'so that when said compound becomes fixed or is vulcanized, the lower ends of the button supporting loop will not only be adequately reinforced but also permanently bound together without the aid of any sewing or mechanical fastoning devices.

i The loop 1 is provided with a cross bar which is split or divided intermediate its length to provide the two ends 67 The example 7, isslightly shorter than the other end 6.

Patented Nov.9,1 9 15.

-As.will noW be seen the construction comprises only the two parts, namely, the loop;

flatten out so as to cover both ends 6-7 as shown-in Fig. 1, and be supported thereby.

By this very'simple construction and arrangement hose supporters may be very rapidly produced, the parts being combined for operation without sewing or without the use of mechanical fastening means.

It should be understood that it is preferable not to treat the main body of the web loop 5 with the compound of which the foundation 4 is made, so that said main body will easily flex thereby permitting the button to be readily inserted into, or removed from, the button receiving loop 1.

The dimensions of the foundation 4 are such that button 2 will have an adequate support, and the area ofcontact thereof with the web loop 5 is such that the two ends of the webbing 5 will be securely and perm'anently bound together.

I have shown and described my improvements only in the preferable form, -appreciating that various modifications may be scope of my invention.

In a modification shown in Fig. 5 the one made without departing from the spirit and I end ofthe fabric constituting the webbing rests on the outer face of the base at the foot of the button shank thereby affording a relatively'rough yet a non-cutting surface tending to hold the hose in place without danger of abrasion.

. It should be understood that I have used the term button herein in a genericsense intended to include in its broadest sense anyv equivalent of a conventional button designed to coact with a loop of the button and loop type for the purpose of holding a stocking,

flQ5 I v said end of the textile fabric support is im- :6 button formed of a yielding moldable com;

pregnated with the rubber compound and firmly united with the base of the button.

2. A button tab end for a hose supporter of the button and loop-type, comprising a button formed of a rubber compound and including ahead and a base spaced apart therefrom and a flat textile fabric'support therefor of two layers, the base of the button and that part of the end of the support in contact therewith being vulcanized together whereby said end of the textile fabric support is impregnated with the rubber compound and the two layers firmly united with the base of the button.

3. A button tab end for a hose supporter of the button and a loop type, comprising a pound and including a head and a base spaced apart therefrom and a flat textile fabric support therefor, the base ofthe button and that part of the end of the support in contact therewith being homogeneously.

united by the material of the button whereby said end of the support is impregnated with the material of the button and firmly united therewith.

4. The method of making a button tab end for a hose supporter of the button and loop type, which comprises forming a rubber button with a head and base integral therewith, applying the lower end of a flat said lower end of the support with the base of the button whereby that part of the end of the support in contact with the base is firmly united therewith.

6. The method of makingabutton tab end for a hose supporter of the button and loop type, which comprises molding a button and a base spaced apart therefrom of yielding compound in one piece and then simultaneoulsy uniting the two layers of a piece of taxtile webbing fabric to each other and to said base by compound impregnating the fabric whereby that part of the end of the support in contact with the base is firmly united therewith.

CHARLES J. WHITE.-

Witnesses: i

R. C. MITcHELL, HENDERSON F. HILL. 

